Liturgical Ministries

Liturgical ministry is an excellent opportunity to fulfill your baptismal call of service to one another. Our liturgies rely on the talents and gifts that God has given this community to the fullest extent.

Whether participation is through “behind the scenes” preparation and planning or through a public role of service within the Mass, parishioner contributions help our liturgies to be truly life-giving celebrations.

Please prayerfully consider joining one of these ministries.

Please review the Diocese of Phoenix guidelines on participating in these ministries:

Lectors

Ministers of Hospitality

Lector Training

Before you start watching· Why do you want to be a lector? What are the pros of being a lector?· Can you think of any cons of being a lector?· Name one good thing you enjoyed in a good lector you heard in church.· Name one bad thing you had to endure in a lector in church.

· What two resources are recommended in preparation for the reading?· What great responsibility of a lector is stressed in the video?· Which of the following are named as lector tasks: to touch hearts, to expose, to convey God’s message, to teach, to chastise, to commemorate· What will I tell myself in front of God given the responsibility?

In video 5, notice how the lector uses his voice, eyes and hands.

· How did the lector present a reading with more characters?· How did he use his voice, eyes and hands?

· What three instances of prayer are recommended?· What did you take away from the prayer in the video?· How do you understand the phrase in the video: “Become the Word”?

In video 6, the reading will be a difficult one. Try to observe the lector's efforts to make it accessible to his listeners.

What did the lector do in order to make it more accessible to his listeners?

How would you deliver this reading?

Which of the following are the recommended ways (7) to address nervousness before reading: chewing gum; smoking, remembering that you are among friends, praying; preparing well; breathing; yoga; high-fives; steadying yourself on the pulpit/ambo; walking slowly; wearing loose-fitting clothes; realizing that God is with you; taking a friend up front with you; disclosing your fear to congregation

What is said about pronouncing: “Jesus” and “God”?· What is said about the voice inflection?· How do pause and emphasis interplay?· When can a pause be powerful?· The person in the video claims: “You cannot go wrong”. Why?

In video 4, watch how the lector uses his eyes while reading.

· How did the lector use his eyes while reading? Why?

The tips in these videos can be summed up as​Prepare, Pray, Practice.

After reviewing the videos, how will you explain in one sentence each of the verbs?